This blessing is traditionally vocalized at St. Patrick’s Day, here the States anyway, but in Irish culture, it is simply a wish that is wished to loved ones and friends all through the year.

I wish this for myself and all of you at Christmas time and all the year through........

May the road rise to meet you.May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your face.And rains fall soft upon your fields.And until we meet again,May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

May you live as long as you want,And never want as long as you live.

Always remember to forgetThe things that made you sad.But never forget to rememberThe things that made you glad.

Always remember to forgetThe friends that proved untrue.But never forget to rememberThose that have stuck by you.

Always remember to forgetThe troubles that passed away.But never forget to rememberThe blessings that come each day.

May the saddest day of your future be no worseThan the happiest day of your past.

May the roof above us never fall in.And may the friends gathered below it never fall out.

May you have warm words on a cold evening,A full moon on a dark night,And the road downhill all the way to your door.

May there be a generation of childrenOn the children of your children.

May you live to be a hundred years,With one extra year to repent!

May the Lord keep you in His handAnd never close His fist too tight.May your neighbors respect you, Trouble neglect you, The angels protect youAnd heaven accept you.

May the Irish hills caress you.May her lakes and rivers bless you.May the luck of the Irish enfold you.May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light May good luck pursue you each morning and night.

May you have walls for the wind,And a roof for the rain,And drinks beside the fire - Laughter to cheer youAnd those you love near you,And all that your heart may desire!

May God be with you and bless you,May you see your children's children,May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings.May you know nothing but happiness From this day forward.

May God grant you many years to live,For sure He must be knowingThe earth has angels all too fewAnd heaven is overflowing.

May you always have work for your hands to do. May your pockets hold always a coin or two. May the sun shine bright on your windowpane. May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain. May the hand of a friend always be near you. And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

That's one of my favorite Irish quips, er uh, toasts and boy oh boy do I hope it works!

Ste, get over there! My Mom still has relatives in Ireland which makes me want to go even more. She, my Dad and youngest brother went about 20 years ago and said it was the most wonderful vacation. My b/f is of Irish heritage too sooooooo, maybe a honeymoon? We'll probably be doing the wheelchair tour by then, oh well.

I have read that first verse somewhere I think.also if you dont believe in god you can also just replace it with something/someone else. It's nice, Trish. :-)

Stefan

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You lost the things that you thought you would never miss. You let them out and miss them while they're gone But there's memories down here and they will always live down here No they can't take them away, so they won't

I wish I had a clue. I've been hearing various versus throughout my life and just a few years ago, I googled the first 2 lines and discovered the whole thing. It is beautiful and I'd love to give credit where credit is due, but I just don't know.

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